To grow food and provide services for the knights and lords.
100
How did the Black Plague spread?
By rats carrying fleas.
100
Where did Charlemagne rule and what did Charlemagne accomplish?
-Franks or Holy Roman Empire
-unity weight measurements, money, Holy Roman
Empire
100
What did the Magna Carta do?
Limited the power of the Monarchy
200
What role does the Japanese Emperor play in medieval Japan
He is the ceremonial leader of Japan.
200
What was the role of knights in Medieval Europe?
To protect and serve the lords and their serfs
200
What was the inquisition?
The church's attempt to find heretics
200
Where was King John the ruler of and what did he accomplish?
-England
-Magna Carta
200
What is vassalage?
When you swear loyalty to a lord who will take care of your needs.
300
What role do mountains play in the way Japanese communities were formed?
They isolated communities from each other.
300
What was the role of Lords/Nobles in Medieval Europe?
To provide knights and taxes for the king in exchange for land.
300
How many people died during the Black Plague?
30-38 Million or 1/3-1/2 of the population
300
Where were Isabella and Ferdinand the rulers of and what did they accomplish?
-Spain
-Reconquista/kicked the Muslims out of Spain
300
Give an example of heresy
Multiple answers
400
What is the role of a Japanese Samurai?
To protect the life and property of their lord.
400
What is the role of Kings in Medieval Europe?
To rule the kingdom
400
What is an interdict?
It prevented priests from giving sacraments to a specific person.
400
What did William of Normandy conquer?
England
400
What is the Bushido?
A strict warrior code where you swear loyalty to your lord.
500
What is the most important thing for a person/family to keep in Japanese society?
Honor/Family Honor
500
How were serfs different from peasants?
Serfs were legally bound to the lord while peasants were technically free.
500
What was the purpose of Christian Monasteries?
-Schools
• Hospitality for travelers
• Hospitals
• Taught vital skills: improved farming techniques, carpentry, weaving
• Center of learning
• Missionaries
• Basics of community
• Moral example
500
What did Joan of Arc do in the 100 Years war
Led France to victory over the English
500
What was the lasting effect of the Great Schism on the power of the church?